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Or they're trying to expand their horizons and branch out into something that's both within and outside their comfort zone. The number of times "trolling" comes up on here as a reason and response to everything really baffles me.

Or they're trying to expand their horizons and branch out into something that's both within and outside their comfort zone. The number of times "trolling" comes up on here as a reason and response to everything really baffles me.

Of course I said that in jest (internet humor, right?) but it's not like KyoAni aren't known to be trolls. I can imagine them sitting around a table and thinking "SHAFT sure have been successful these days, let's do something they would do!" or something to that effect.

It will be nice to watch a SHAFT style show with actual good animation in it.

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Originally Posted by Suzuku

Of course I said that in jest (internet humor, right?) but it's not like KyoAni aren't known to be trolls. I can imagine them sitting around a table and thinking "SHAFT sure have been successful these days, let's do something they would do!" or something to that effect.

I'm sure if Shinbo took offense he could just email them how much Bakemonogatari and Madoka have/will sold/sell.

It kind of felt like they tried to match Yuko's "3 second rule" with Misao's line from Lucky Star right down to the enunciation on the last "rule". Too bad Misao's VA is already doing a different character in Nichijo . I really like the BGM they're using; it feels kind of like old school slapstick. The voice direction sounds good as always, and another Cho-voiced school principal who laughs at his own jokes is always a plus in my book.

Edit: And if anyone wants to double check how much epic Kyoani adds to a scene, compare Yuko's 2 minute sausage grabbing scene to chapter 12 in the manga.

Does anyone know what channel this aired on? It was supposed to air ait on TV Aichi at 2:20am, but the simulcast apparently comes out at 9pm and the RAW was just uploaded. Am I misunderstanding something, because I'm pretty sure 2:20am in Japan is 1:20pm EST.

Mio is the blue haired girl that looks a little like Chiyo-chan from Azumanga Daioh.
Yuko is the brown haired girl that is mostly an idiot and seems hyper.
Mai is the quiet girl with the long hair and glasses.
Nano is the girl with the giant windup key in her back that looks passingly like Osaka from Azumanga Daioh.
The Professor is the child Nano is taking care of.

Of the characters we saw in Episode 00, only Sakomoto-san is missing. (The talking black cat)

Spoiler for Episode One...without translations:

As I don't understand Japanese enough to get everything I will have to go basd on the material I do know and the stuff that was easy to pick out.

-Mio and Yuko go sakura watching...no idea what was said.
-Nano is cooking up a fish for her loli professor when a cat steals it. The cat pauses when Nano's key turns, causing Nano to deny that she's a robot. The cat runs off and Nano chases (the Professor just got up and has simple lines for most of this). While chasing the cat Nano distracts herself by imagining cate feeding the fish to its kittens...she then runs into a male student who is listening to an mp3 player...resulting in a gaint nuclear like explosion.
-Mio and Yuko are walking to school, Yuko does a "Selemat Pagi” joke and is ignored. Mio hears the explosion from earlier in the distance. They keep walking thinking it was thunder or something. Then Yuko starts getting hit by random debris.
-The arrive at school where Yuko tried the "Selemat Pagi" joke again on Mia..who ignores her at first, the responds to Yuko's delight. We are then introduced to Sakuri-sensei who seems very nervous. Don't know what Mio and Yuko are talking about after that, but I'm pretty sure it makes Yuko look like an idiot.
-Nano wakes up after the explosion on top of a house. She can't figure out how to get down, then starts to notice she's missing things. The fan she was carrying, one of her sandals...her left hand. She's worried people will figure out she's a robot...even though she has a huge windup key sticking out of her back.
- A short take on Mai with her dog playing catch with a frisbee...or maybe it was a clay...since Mai shot it with a shotgun while the dog chased it.
-Skit of Yuko dropping a sausage (I guess)...rather epicly. "Three second rule"....This is a minute of epicness.
-Nano and her Professor play rock-paper-scissors...or was that flowers? Nano seems to scare herself by what she can do as a robot...or maybe just the random things her Loli profession add to her.
-Mio skips rope...fails.
-I guess this is the schools student orientation assembly. The Priciple makes dumb jokes that only he giggles at. Mia starts laughing randomly frolm behind Yuko...seems Mia stuck something to Yuko's hair.
-Still as Assembly, Sakuri-sensei is on stage and nervous...says something about not leaving goats at school, causing what looks like a rich student (with a tiny servent) to object is a dramatice fashion. Sakuri-sensei backs down...the rich biy seems satified when a female student draws a gun and shoots him in the head (he's fine) and tells him off. In the meantime Mio seems to love this rich guy and dreams of him coming to get her for their wedding on a goat. She faints after this and Yuko and Mai take her away.
-Sakuri-sensei is carrying a statue this whole time and demands to know who left it for her. (I didn't catch this part exactly) The Priciple is resposible for this prank.
-Short of Yuko getting Mio to push the fire alarm button at school. causing panic.
-Helvetica Standard: I don't know...different art style, like a show in a show I guess. Looks like Death is asking people for something, but scares them each time. His supervisior comes down. Not getting it really without subs.
-One of the older teachers calls the rich kid to the teachers room for something.
-Nano stubs her toe while bringing her Professor hot milk tea (I think). In pain the Profession takes off Nano's toe to releave the pain.
-Nano asks the Profession to wind her up, or perhaps if her windup key can be removed. The Professioin winder her up too much and Nano's large toe shoots of and imbeds in the wall. This scares Nano, but the Professor finds robots cute. They argue a little about it, the Professor crys Nano trys to came her down.
-Brick joke...guy from the beginning that Nano ran into (that huge explosion) is on top of some tower and can't get down.
-ED

There are some other weirdnesses going on that I didn't cover as well.

The biggest problem, probably is that script/screenplay absolutely missed the point of original manga. Manga is relying on synthesis between random-situation and interaction between characters, but only the 'random situation' part was well presented but failed at 'interaction' part. So, only random situations was randomly presented, which is boring.

Seiyuus... another disappointment. I believed in Kyoto Animation, but this time, they failed. I couldn't point out any notable actings from any of the newbie seiyuus involved, unlike K-On which absolutely worked well. Animation and art quality was godly as usual, but colouring was worse than average.

Other than that, it was normal episode. However, it's definitely not something that Kyoto Animation is good at. SHAFT is much better at this kind of comedy. It will still sell due to animation quality itself is something that nothing can beat, but ultimately, I say this Kyoani's adventurous attempt ended up being just average with current prospect.

But who knows? It might get better. However, staffs involved in this episode was too godly. All the highest team members of Kyoani worked on this episode. That means, they went all out this episode. Yet, it wasn't that good.

Edited: Watched it subbed (Korean). It's fun and enjoyable, but boring and awkward moments are still there. However, I will follow this series until the end.